Former CEO Vince Hodes will transition into a strategic growth-focused position on the company's board.

The 28,000-square-foot center will serve as a local training facility for Winsupply Support Services employees and where new, innovative support services for the company’s 600 distributor locations are piloted and finalized.

The business is a vital resource for the heating industry, providing reliable and rapid distribution when items wholesalers need are not readily available in their own warehouse.

To be eligible for consideration, companies were required to show revenue of at least $500,000 in each of the fiscal years ending 2017, 2018 and 2019, as well as revenue growth in 2019, as compared to 2018.

The new facility provides Canada-based AD members with redistribution of over 75 product lines of industrial, safety and janitorial items, including private-label brand Tuff Grade.

As announced in February, current CEO Dirk Van Dongen will retire after a 41-year tenure leading the organization.

The Granite Group has been recognized by Business NH Magazine as a Best Company to Work For and a Top Family-Owned Business.

The award recognizes HR professionals who exemplify outstanding achievement.

This partnership will create the AD Safety Network Division, which will be led by Marisol Fernandez, who is also the president of the Industrial and Safety–U.S. Division. 

The purchase of this North American leader in API valves will not change any of IV's other valve relationships, who are focused on the AML marketplace.